@article{f151f7f879a34718a8870fd6c7ebcc73,
title = "Ensuring the security of Russia{\textquoteright}s chemical weapons: A lab-to-lab partnering program",
author = "Kathleen Vogel",
note = "Funding Information: In light of these emerging proliferation risks, Congress responded by initiating financial assistance through the passage of the Soviet Nuclear Threat Reduction Act (Public Law 102-228), more commonly known as the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program.37 In November of 1991, under the CTR, Congress approved $400 million of Department of Defense (DOD) funds in fiscal years (FY) 1992-1993 to help Belarus, Kazakhstan,Russia, and Ukraine: ( 1 ) destroy their weapons of mass destruction, (2) safely store and transport the weapons in connection with their destruction, and (3) reduce the risk of weapons proliferation.38 This assistance consists of goods and services such as materials, equipment, and training, rather than direct cash payments. Through FY 1998, Congress approved $1.1 billion in assistance to address these concerns, leaving prioritization of these objectives to DOD's discretion.39 Funding Information: New CW-CTR budget battles emerged in the FY 1999 House bill. Of the administration's $88.4 million CW funding request, the House National Security Committee recommended a reallocation of $53.4 million to the Strategic Arms Elimination Project.45 This recommendation stemmed from doubts as to whether Russia was able to meet its own financial obligations in construction of the Shuchye CW destruction facility. In the end, the entire $88.4 million request was approved in the final FY99 budget, albeit with a number of conditions.46 However, such battles in Congress reveal the legislature's tenuous political support for additional CW-CTR funding, particularly in areas that are not directly related to destruction efforts.",
year = "1999",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1080/10736709908436751",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "6",
pages = "70--83",
journal = "Nonproliferation Review",
issn = "1073-6700",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "2",
}